The Latest Breaking News from Japan

Tokyo is set to implement a four-day workweek for its government employees starting in April 2025, allowing them to take Fridays off.

A Japanese man arrested for trespassing admitted to breaking into over 1,000 homes as a stress-relieving hobby.

Convergences and inversions in Japanese versus Chinese bonds mean something huge for the stock market; it could trigger an equity buying spree.

Nakayama was found dead at her home in Tokyo after cancelling a Christmas performance

December S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESZ24) are trending down -0.08% this morning as investors cautiously awaited the all-important U.S. jobs report that will help determine whether the Federal Reserve will lower or hold interest rates later this month.

December S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESZ24) are trending up +0.01% this morning as investors cautiously awaited the all-important U.S. jobs report that will help determine whether the Federal Reserve will lower or hold interest rates later this month.

The signs at Nippon Steel read: “The world through steel,” underlining why Japan’s top steelmaker is pursuing its $15 billion bid to acquire U.S. Steel

Honda is kicking its solid-state battery efforts into high gear. The Japanese automaker claims the first electric vehicles fitted with its latest-gen packs would be capable of driving up to 620 miles on a full charge by the end of this decade. That's roughly double the range of today's mass-market…

Tokyo Metropolitan Government's new four-day workweek initiative aims to support employees' work-life balance and address Japan's declining fertility rates.